Maternity nightgown



July 20,`1943 D. H. LEARY 2,324,856

MATERNITY NIGHTGOWN July 20, 1943, D. H. LEARY 2,324,856

MATERNITY NIGHTGowN Filed Aug. 29, 1940 2 Smets-sheet 2 ATTORN EY and 51.

preferably formedrby making round holes in the material and binding their edges with thread.

In assembling the garment portions I and Ii,

the material below the slashes 25,V 2'I and 46', 41 and Valong the upper/edges'ZS, 24and 43, 44 of the skirt portionis: gathered and stitched to the lower edges 39; 3l.. and 4I, 42 of the` side Yportions Il, I8 and 35, 35 respectively, of the upper portion of the garment above the slashes 26y 2l and.;y

Moreover, Vthe neck ap I6 of the frontvportion I0, is turned inwardly and downwardly to form a front neckband therefor, Aand securedvtoA the tween, of a pairfcf.adjusableftying ribbons 56 their outer endsto the iiapv I6 and the material thereunder, as indicated at 58Vand 59. `An eyelet 1.60, similar to the eyelets 5,2 and 5,3, isi-formed tothe material thereunder by two rows of stitching Y5IK and 6,2 (see Figure" 5.). The stitchings ,Y 6I and 62 are spacedapart'to permit the insertiontherebetween, of v,alength of 'elastic'tapez 6,3

which Vis secured 'at' its ends to thefends ,off theV Theelastic f 'flap 34 as by stitchings t4A and 65.

The ribbons ,56 and 53 are 'stitched at Itape 69 isvshorter'than the lengthjof the `flap 34 f so (that, when in'placepit willcause the material of the garment portion I I land the'neck'apill to be gathered togethenin folds to form a rear elastie"'neckband, 1which 'l is stretohabley under stresses-imposed thereon Vby wearerrof the garment.

mouvements:V of the Assembly In assembling the 'garment the girdle portions 50 and 5I will be secured to the frontand rear garment portions Illand IIl by rows of spaced apartfront stitchings 66, 61 and 68, Efira-nd rear stitchingsY 10, 'Il'.and 12, I3 (see Figures 1, '2,' and (6).' Before applying the girdle portion 50 to the l front garment; portion. I0, it will Ibe understood that. the tying ribbons 14, 15,'16, and 'II will have been disposed between the'spaced apart stitchings 66, 6l, 68 and Iig-respectively. VTheouter endrof eachribbon' is stitched toV thelfront gare ment portionand the girdle portion as at'18, '19,

89 and Si, respectively, Vthe free ends of said ribbonsi'II and 'I5 being threaded*outwardlyfthrough Y the uppereyelet 52, .while the free ends of the ribbons .I and Il are being threadedoutwardly through the lower .eyelet 53. By means of this tapes 82 and 83 are disposed between the rows of *n stitching 15J, 'II and 172, 13 (see Figures 2 and 3), during the assembly of the rear girdleportion 5I to the rear garmentportion II." Theinner ends ofthe elastic tapes 82 and. B3 are eachsecured to the girdleportion 5l 'andthe vgarment tive folds,

tolbothfends thereof. v v DOROTHYRLEARL portion Il by stitchings 84 ,and"85.7 The 'elasticV tapes 82 and 83Aa're madejshorter than thedeveloped dimensionjbetween the-vside Vedges .3 1,1 48 and 38,k 49'01' V,therear garment portionl II',

so that when in place, they will cause thema'.- terialof theV garment portion II gto. loe-gathered together in. folds at, or closely Yadjacent to, theY A Y Waist of the garment and allow stretching at this* point under the stresses imposed by the move# ments of the said wearer. f

Y ,Thefront and rear garment portions III and Il f ..-prepared Yas aboveoutlined'y are nerdrsecuredto-VY y gether at their-sides as by `stitchingjalong the material below the same lbyftwo'rowsA of stitch'- f dgeS'2If33; aI1d423i`49, 51111.22. 37, and'29; l

Y ing 54 and 55 (see Figure 4.), said rows being spaced apart yto vpermit Vthe Yinsertion, therebe- Yto form seams 86 Vand 81 as indicated-in-Fgure '7.

One advantageof the presentinvention'isthat -v dueto .the elasticrearneckband and elastic girdle portion, the garment at Vthese points resl1' 'f ientlyts -against the Vwearers bodyin Yanat.- tractive and'comfortable mannen- Moreover, due

tof the adjurstabilityY of the frontneckband por-v I Y tion and of the front waistband portion by means of the above mentioned tying ribbons,. the garmentl may be easily ttedto the Wearers vbody andmaintained in an attractive and comfortable manner atalltimes., Furthermore, the luse of slashes at the .junction vbetween the wide ,skirt and narrow Vupper part, ofthe garment, elimif-v hatest objectionable bulgeso material at :this

point permitting the garmenttohang in attrac.-V Y

l without u nduestretohing of thematerial u L While .the'rehas `been disclosed -in this. specifi'- cation one form in which theinvention maybeY embodied, it is to `bei understood that-thisluformis shown for the purpose of illustrationonly,v and that the inventionisnot mine' iimitedw .the Y speciiic disclosurelf but may.v be l modied` and vembodied in various other V'forms without depart; ing from its spirit. In short,the inventionzin-.fdudes,v au the 'modiscatins .andgembodimnts Y l" coming within thel scopeofthefollowing clix Havingthusfully described theinvention, whatY is "desirefd'v e is l.claimed as new andfor which it to obtain Letters Patent, is: VVV

l A slip-on closed maternity "n irghtg'ownfghaving" integral Waistlan'dskirt sections"comprisingffront' and rear portions of similar. shapes permanently sutchedtogetherfat thesids tneieof,}said,s1nrt l sections'bein'g substantially larger than saidw'aist sections, Ysaid front andzrear portions at thejuno-V l tionf'of'saidY waistjand skirt sections beigepro-f g vid'elwith Veshaped slashes extendirglnwdrly" l l` from the side edges thereof to, provide fullness;` y

andjthe upperedge 'of said .wider sliirt section Vbeing gatherrstitched to the lower edge of .said

waist section at said slashes, a wide l1o1lQwbandA 'embracing the' Afront portion 'of sadnig'htgownv at the waistline andV coyering saidslashes', a similar wide hollow band embracing the rear portion 'ofsaid `night'gown at the waistline, adjustable tying tapes positionedA in saidl lfrom;v band, and

being lsecured at the side ends thereof, said`tyf-V f ing tapes passing outside of said band at vthe c enterthereof, and stretchable elasticgatheringv tapes positioned in saidrear band and secured 

